Disposal can carrier



Sept. 9, 1958 E. B. MGCABE DISPOSAL CAN CARRIER Filed Aug. 27, 1956 L... 1 I I l l I I l I l I I I.

L I I l 1 I l a 1 l @Es INVENTOR. EDMOND B. N? CABE United States Patent C DISPOSAL CAN CARRIER Edmond B. McCabe, Northport, N. Y.

Application August 27, 1956,.SeriaLNo. 606,250

1 Claim. -(Cl.j214--384) This invention relates to disposal orgarbage can car- 1'181'5.

.Itis an object of the present invention to provide a disposal can carrier which may be easily and readily attached to conventional garbage cans and which will facilitate .thetransportationof the same so that even asmall ,childcan perform a task that is :normallyquite strenuous for grownups without the present invention.

-It ,is another object of the presentinvention to provide .a disposal can carrier of the above type which includes novel means for retaining the garbage can cover in place against displacement by animals or children, when :the carrier is not in use.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a disposal :can carrier bearing the above objects in vmind which is oifsimple construction, has a minimum number of parts, is inexpensive to manufacture :and etficient in operation and use.

For "other objects and for a .better understanding of the invention, reference may .be :had to :the :following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure l is aside elevational view of a preferred embodiment of .the present invention shown in operative use for retaining the garbage can cover against displacement therefrom and illustrating in phantom the position of the upper handle when it is desired to transport the garbage can;

Fig. 2 is atop plan view thereof and illustrating the .manner in which the upper handle isslightly otfset .so as to provide clearance for the conventional garbage can cover handle;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view taken along the line 3-3 of Fig. 1 and illustrating in phantom the position of the upper handle when the can is being moved;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary top plan view taken along the line 4-4 of Fig. 3; and

Fig. 5 is a perspective view shown alone of a modified form of the present invention.

Referring now more in detail to the drawing and more particularly to Figs. 1 through 4, indicates generally a conventional disposal or garbage can having the usual removable cover 11 having the centrally located handle 12, the lower circular edge of the side wall 13 of the can extending downwardly below the bottom wall of the can in the usual manner, substantially as illustrated.

In the practice of my invention, a novel disposal can carrier is provided and includes a unitary base member having the straight side portions 15 extending parallel to each other in laterally spaced relationship and connected by the central arcuate portion 16 representing a segment of a circle and adapted to lie flush against the side 13 of the can 10 just above the bottom wall 14 thereof.

In order to maintain the central portion 16 in engagement with the can 10 a pair of laterally spaced hookshaped members 17 are bolted, riveted or otherwise secured at their upper ends to the inner face of the cen- Patented Sept. .9, 1.958

,2 tral portion .16 near the opposite ends thereof, the lower portions of the hook shaped member 17 fitting onto the open lower end of the can .10, with the can 10 being .retained in engagement therewith !by its own weight, -as shown in Fig. 1.

The sides 15 near their ends remote from the central portion 16 are connected by a transverse :axle 1.8 suitably secured thereto, the ends of the axle 18 extending outwardly beyond the-sides 15 and rotatably mounting thereon the rubber tired wheels .19 in suitable manner. 'It will be noted that the axle '18 is Lfreelyspaced from the can as are the wheels 19.

A tubular lower handle 20 'is provided at its ,lower end with an opening, not shown, which receives therethrough the axle :18, the 'lowerhandle 20 being secured invrentical position by :means of the -Z-shaped .brace 21, having .its upper end bolted, riveted or otherwise secured to the handle 20 and :its lower end similarly secured to the ICC inner face of the secntr-al portion '16.

A hollow cylindrical sleeve 22. adapted to embrace or enclose one side'of the handle ztl is secured :at its lower end to the upper end of thehandle 20 ,on the side thereof remote from :the .can 10 by means of the rivets, bolts or other fastening means 123, at least two vertically spaced such fastening :means being provided, as shown in Fig. 3. The .upper end of :the sleeve 22 extends upwardly .a considerable distance above the upper end of the handle 20 and is integrally formed at its free :ends at the :upper end thereof with the inwardly extending lips '24, imparting to the :upper end of the sleeve the horseshoe-shaped arrangement of Fig. 4, the edges of these "lips converging towards the sleeve 22 downwardly.

A solid, slightly curved :upper handle '25 of circular stock adapted to fit snugly'wi-th'in the sleeve '22 is p'ivotally mounted thereW-ithin above the upper end of the handle 20 by means of the rivet or other pivotal mounting means 26, the lower end of the handle 25 being of hemispherical shape as at 27 and adapted to snap withinthe 'open upper end of the handle 20 when the upperhandle 25 is in -the dotted line position of Fig. l.

obvious.

By means ofthe pivotaly-mounting 2 6 and the converging lips 24, the upper handle 25 may be forced down- Wardly'into the full line position of Fig. 1 due to the resilient nature of sleeve 22 and into engagement with the cover 11 of the can 10, the upper handle 25 following the contour thereof whereby to retain the cover against displacement by animals or children and to prevent the spillage of garbage. It will also be noted that the lips 24 and the pivotal mounting 26 are slightly offset to one side to position the handle 25 slightly 01f center and to provide the clearance for the conventional handle 12 of the cover. The converging edges of the lips 24 will permit the return movement of the handle 25 to the position shown in dotted outline in Fig. l and to permit the upper handle to be snapped into the upper handle portion of the sleeve 22 when it is desired to lift the can 10 upwardly about the wheels 19 and to permit the transportation of the same with a minimum of effort and to permit children to perform an operation which is normally difiicult for adults without the present invention, i. e. the movement of the garbage can from one place to another.

The upper handle 25 is retained or snapped into either the lower cover retaining position or the upper can movement position by means of a coil spring 29 secured at its lower end to the lower handle 20 and at its upper end to the upper handle 25 above the pivotal mounting 26 thereof. The spring 29 is secured to the lower handle 20 and upper handle 25 at one side thereof to provide the necessary tension to maintain the upper handle in the raised position of Fig. 1 and is secured at its lower end to the nut and bolt assembly indicated generally at 30 and including the externally threaded portion 31 which passes through laterally aligned openings provided in the handle 20 therefor, the head of the bolt being retained in spaced relationship to the handle 20 by means of the enlarged shank 32 of greater diameter than the openings in the handle. The bolt is retained in operative engagement with the handle by means of the nut 33 and the lower end of the spring 29 engages the shank 32 intermediate the handle 20 and head 34. A similar nut and bolt assembly indicated generally at 30 is mounted in the upper handle 25 above the upper end of the sleeve 22 and similarly mounts the upper end of the spring 29. Thus the spring 29 will snap the upper handle 25 into the lower full line position of Fig. 1 and retain the same thereat in which position the handle will retain the cover against displacement by animals, children or other unauthorized persons. It

will also snap the handle 25 into the upper position shown in phantom in Fig. l to permit the garbage can to be moved by pivoting the same about the axle 18 and moving along the wheels 19 to any desired location with a minimum of time and effort and to permit the can to be moved by children with less effort than is normally required by adults when moving the can without the invention. When not in use, the handle 25 will be in the lowered position of Fig. 1 to retain the cover on the can and the carrier itself need not be separated from the can at any time. The lips 24 will retain the handle in the upper position when the cart is in motion as will the spring 29 which is positioned along the longitudinal axis of the handles 20 and 25. It will also be noted that the handle 20 is freely spaced from the can to provide the necessary spring action to hold the upper handle 25 in v the cover retaining position.

' Referring now particularly to Fig. 5, there is shown a modified form of the present invention which consists solely of the side portions 15 connected by the arcuate central portion 16, the depending laterally spaced hookshaped members 17, the axle 18 and rubber-tired wheels 19. This form of the invention will be used in the same manner to faciliate the transporting of the can 10, in which case the can will be tilted to one side about the of the axle 18 and pushed by grabbing the top of the can at opposite sides with the wheels 19 intermediate the can and the operator. The carrier is easily attached to conventional cans by engaging the lower open ends thereof with the hook-shaped member 17 and upon tilting the top of the can rearwardly about the axle 18, the same may be moved with a minimum of effort to permit children to perform the operation with less difliculty than adults would encounter without the invention.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it shall be understood that such changes shall be within the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claim.

Having thus set forth and disclosed the nature of my invention, what is claimed is:

A disposal can carrier comprising, in combination, a base member having a pair of laterally spaced apart side portions, an arcuate central portion connecting said side portions, said arcuate central portion embracing one side of a disposal can, a plurality of laterally spaced apart J- shaped hook members secured to said arcuate central portion for engagement with a supporting surface and for receiving the lower edge of the disposal can, wheel means connected to each of said side portions at the same ground engaging level as and in spaced relationship with said hook members, said wheels defining a fulcrum for rotating said hook members out of engagement with the supporting surface whereby to pivot the can to be tilted upwardly about said wheel means, a lower handle member mounted upon said base and wheel means intermediate said side portions having an upper exremity terminating below the upper level of the cover of the can supported upon the carrier, a resilient sleeve secured to the upper end of said lower handle, an upper handle pivotally connected at one end to the upper extremity of said sleeve, said upper handle having an axis of curvature corresponding to a curvature of the top of said can for rotation between a rest position overlying the cover of the can and a transport position in which it forms an upward extension of said lower handle member, locking means releasably securing said upper handle in a selective one of said positions, and spring means retaining said upper handle in engagement with the cover of the can within said rest position.

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